Superheroes are famous and extremely popular especially among the youth, there are comics, movies and cartoons based on these fictional characters that have millions of followers worldwide.

 Superheroes are difficult to define because they are one of a kind and mean different things to different people, love them or hate them, you cannot ignore them. 

The one thing that all superheroes have in common is their extraordinary ability to achieve tasks that are thought impossible for a normal person.

In the world of entertainment, everything is seen in black and white as good or evil, the primary reason why superheroes exist is to protect the weak from the villains who are there to cause destruction and trouble for the innocent in their search for wealth and power and the desire to rule the world.

Every superhero has his own special powers, this is usually an extension of his personality or an alter ego whereby he would do something that he would not normally do.

Here are some examples of superheroes and the special powers that they have which makes them larger than life:

A) Some of the most famous superheroes are known for their ability to fly from one place to another, examples include Iron man, Thor, Wonder woman, Super girl and the most well known of all, Superman who is introduced by Is it a bird, is it a plane, it's Superman, this fascination with flying and our desire to reach for the sky is the reason why we love watching them on television.

B) Superheroes are known for their unlimited strength, the best example of this is the Incredible Hulk , he possesses power that enables to smash through any obstacle that is thrown at him, we find it easy to relate to the Hulk because when we are angry and frustrated, don't we feel like destroying anything and everything that stands in our way of achieving our goals.

C) We live in a fast-paced world, it is natural for us to look up to superheroes like Superman, Hurricane and Ghost rider to move faster than the speed of light and sound, we wish that we could be like them and that is why these superheroes are very popular.

D) There are two things that we cannot fight, time and age, yet superheroes never grow old and never slow down, this is something that gets our attention because everyone wants to remain young and even old people try to pretend they are young although they know it will not work and they are not fooling anyone.

E) During the course of our lives, we suffer from injuries, accidents and various other setbacks, this does not matter if you are a superhero, they have the ability to endure and recover from any amount of injuries without suffering from broken bones, torn muscles etc., it never has any effect on their health and wellbeing.

In the end, superheroes are seen as larger than life because they represent our desire to be better, faster, stronger, the ability to fight and succeed against all odds.